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Hecc chif il ghases marru biex igibu l'Elsa is-Sultan nehha it-tarea dendila mas-siġra u kal :
—Ma nilbisiex din it-tarea kabel ma issir giu- stizia.
Minnufih in-nobbli collha hargiu ix-xuabel, u uaghhlughom fl'art—biex ifissru li huma ucoll iridu giustizia.
Fil mument ifacciat Elsa liebsa l'abind f'nofs is-suldati miexia lein is-Sultan b'ghaineigha baxxi lein l'art u tirtighed bil biza, chienet ig- giblee hniena.
Xhin uaslet kuddiem Eurico harset leih bid- dmuh f'ghaineigha u stenniet li jibda jistak- sigha.
Ortruda biss chienet keghda tiehu piacir tara lil dic ix-xbeiba is-sofri.
—Inti Elsa ta Bralunte ? staksa ir-Re.
—Elsa ghamlet is-sinial b'rasu, biex turi li chienet dac li staksigha Enrico.
—Taf li jena is-Sultan, u l'imhallef tighec ?
—Elsa reġgħet ghamlet l'istess sinial b'rasha.
—Taf int x'accusa ghandec ?
Elsa, bid-dmuh niezel, tat dakka ta ghain lein Telramondo u reġghet ghamlet is-sinial b'rasha li iva.
